An executive order signed in July has indefinitely ended the Fulbright program in China and Hong Kong. What happened in the lead-up to the program’s cancellation, and where does the [ … ]
WATCH: Gender and climate change in China
BY ANGELA CHAN As climate change precipitates societal and geopolitical changes in China and beyond, there is a growing need to scrutinise both climate discourse and the gendered aspects of [ … ]
IN PHOTOS: Capturing culture in Tibet as a French Canadian, Han Chinese tourist
BY ANDRÉ-ANNE CÔTÉ After not even two months of studying at Peking University, I grew tired of the dusty sky and crowded streets of Beijing. It was October, 2017 when [ … ]
NüProfile: Grace Ly speaks about Chinese identities in France, anti-Asian racism, and exploring culture through food
BY DAISY SINGH-GREAVES NüProfile is a column featuring in-depth conversations with diverse creators working on China subjects. In France, despite being a country built on ideas of universality and equality, [ … ]
Please support NüVoices on Patreon
Dear NüVoices community, We’ve launched our Patreon platform, and we’d be honoured if you’d consider supporting our work as a patron for as little as $1 a month. Benefits include [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast: Chinese cuisine in America, with Simone Tong
Simone Tong is a chef and co-owner of Little Tong Noodle Shop and the newly opened restaurant Silver Apricot in New York City. Cindy sat down with her to discuss [ … ]
NüVoices and YCW London presents: Gender and climate change in China
NüVoices and Young China Watchers London invites you to join our digital panel: Gender and climate change in China with Karoline Kan (China environmental journalist, NüVoices Board Member) and Zongqi [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast: Mobility for Africa, with Shantha Bloemen
Shantha Bloemen is the founding director of Mobility for Africa, a social enterprise that aims to bring the electric mobility revolution to rural Africa. Having spent the last two decades working [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast: The nation of diaspora: April Zhu on reporting from Nairobi, part 2
April Zhu is a freelance journalist and writer based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her work focuses on gender, urban inequality, and China–Kenya relations. In this episode, NüVoices board member Cindy Gao [ … ]
Hu Jie: The Chinese documentary filmmaker exposing the harsh realities of early Communist Party rule
BY ANNABELLE JARRETT Hu Jie is not a household name in China. Yet the Chinese documentary filmmaker and visual artist, renowned for the historical and political themes in his works, is perhaps [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast: April Zhu on reporting from Nairobi, part 1
April Zhu is a freelance journalist and writer based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her work focuses on gender, urban inequality, and China-Kenya relations. In this episode, NüVoices board member Cindy Gao [ … ]
How women artists are navigating China’s complex feminist landscape
BY LUISE GUEST The “F Word” – feminism, that is – can take you into risky territory in China. I first confronted this ten years ago in my research for a book about women artists. During my [ … ]
Ferkat Jawdat is risking everything to speak out about China’s crackdown on Uyghurs
BY ANNALISA MARIANI Ferkat Jawdat is an Uyghur American activist from Xinjiang whose family has been targeted for his advocacy work against the persecution of Uyghurs in China. In a [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast: Izzy Niu on storytelling and conditional belongingness
Izzy Niu is a freelance journalist and producer who most recently hosted the Webby Award–winning video series at Quartz called Because China. In this episode, NüVoices board member Cindy Gao talks to Izzy [ … ]
UK plans to review Hong Kong British National Overseas status, but domestic violence victims are left out of the discussion
BY PERSEUS After cracking down on a year of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Beijing is expected to pass a sweeping national security law on Tuesday criminalizing dissent – legislation [ … ]
Our summit on China and the COVID Story with Chinese Storytellers and Young China Watchers was a sold-out success
BY DAISY SINGH-GREAVES, SILVIA FROSINA AND CINDY GAO In response to the rising tensions in China and the world following the viral outbreak of COVID-19, NüVoices partnered with Chinese Storytellers [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast: Creative entrepreneurship with Qian Zhang
Qiàn Zhāng 张倩 is a cross-border creative entrepreneur who founded the tea brand The Puer Movement while at Harvard Business School, and currently serves as chief of staff to the global president at SharkNinja. [ … ]
Resources for China watchers to fight anti-Black racism
At NüVoices, we are an international collective of creators and researchers devoted to celebrating the diverse work of self-identified women and non-binary voices on greater China (broadly defined). NüVoices strongly [ … ]
China, the World, and the COVID Story: How We Got Here and What Lies Ahead
We invite you to join our digital summit “China, the World, and the COVID Story: How We Got Here and What Lies Ahead!” The summit, co-organized by Chinese Storytellers, NüVoices, [ … ]
Chinese opera is being revitalized—with a gender twist
BY ELYSE RIBBONS Walking through a village in Ninghai—a county in the Chinese city of Ningbo—on a sunny afternoon, I found the oppressive heat to be in distinct contrast with [ … ]